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hen someone hires Ruth Pugh and the Ruth Pugh Group (RPG) at Century 21 Award, it is no exaggeration to say they have hired some of the best Realtors® in the world. A 25-year ambassador of the world’s most recognized real estate brand, Ruth is a Century 21 Grand Centurion and Hall of Famer, whose team was recognized as number one in the world after

originate with a genuine desire to help others achieve one of the greatest treasures a family can have – a home of their own.

Evolution of an Empire Ruth’s vibrant personality and tireless energy galvanize her team of 25 elite agents who thrive in every single enclave in the San Diego community. She arrives at the office every morning at 7:00 a.m., to throw open the doors and welcome staff and clients to an environment of positivity and excitement, a place where personal aspirations and dreams are continually realized.

Ruth began her real estate career with a fiery determination to succeed, achieving Rookie of the Year status with 25 closed transactions in her first year. From early days she crafted a real estate experience for her clients that was second-to-none, a legacy that continues today with the Ruth Pugh Group.

Currently ranked the number one real estate team in San Diego County and number five in the nation, RPG is expanding its horizons to include a new lifestyle brand, RPG & Co. Luxury Homes and Estates.

Livin’ Life on the Island While her team continues to achieve the American Dream for homebuyers from the hills of Escondido to the border at San Ysidro, Ruth is focusing her considerable talents on buyers and sellers in Coronado, the heart and soul of her luxury brand.

She recently purchased a property and is building her dream home in this historic island village where people from around the world have been coming to enjoy the extraordinary white sand beaches shimmering with mica for more than 125 years. The iconic Hotel Del Coronado remains a sought-after international tourist destination, giving rise to an influx of overseas buyers who want to own a little piece of this California paradise.

selling over 1900 units for a staggering sum of just under $700 million in a single year!

Numbers like that don’t happen by accident. They are the product of inspiring leadership, dedication to a common cause and good old fashioned hard work. Most of all, they

Inviting discriminating buyers from around the globe to join her in “Livin’ Life on the Island,” Ruth and her select team of luxury specialists are leveraging social media and online marketing platforms available only to real estate-specific companies, in order to bring their exclusive products, tools and resources to buyers from all over the world.

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Since the majority of buyers on the island are coming from outside the U.S., the team is strategically marketing their clients’ homes in print media that focus on luxury brands and the unique lifestyle on Coronado, items marketed throughout the world’s finest hotels and other venues where discerning buyers look for singular real estate opportunities.

The team’s international specialist, Gladis Akers, speaks three languages and has travelled around the globe.

Combined with Ruth’s impeccable reputation as a leading real estate professional and the prestige of the Century 21 brand everywhere in the world, buyers trust RPG & Co. to provide them with the greatest expertise and finest service in the industry.

Ruth’s pioneering spirit extends beyond her luxury brand, to include a portfolio of services she makes available to all of her clients, ensuring that no aspect of their transaction is left to chance.

RPG recently partnered with a company recognized by Inc. magazine as one of San Diego’s fastest-growing real estate-related brands, Consumer First Financial. Company

spokesperson and Ruth’s son, Jarrett Pugh, says, “She was looking for a way to bring an incredible mortgage experience to clients that parallels her 25 years of top-level performance as a real estate company. Real estate lending is one of the most competitive and scrutinized platforms on the planet. This partnership is a way to make sure we have another set of eyes on a transaction and get clients into their home on time and with the level of service they deserve.”

Further, RPG shares an affiliated business agreement with Home Smart Renovation, a San Diego-based, A-rated BBB company that offers homeowners a way to renovate their homes with no money down in order to get maximum value when they sell. Services are conveniently paid for out of escrow.

Ruth recently presented national developer, Pacifica Companies, with the perfect sales approach for its Trevi Hills development in Lakeside, Calif., where RPG is now the exclusive agent and has recently listed 72 new homes beginning at $700,000. With breathtaking views from the mountains to the ocean, these are some of the most desirable homes in the San Diego region in this price range.

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Ruth has also been a pioneer in the condo conversion market, representing projects which are now coming back on the market as affordable, entry level housing.

Ruth’s F-5 way of Life Through two difficult market cycles, Ruth has continued to show up and show her competition what it takes to succeed in real estate. Raised by her hard-working single father, William McLaren, Ruth was taught that to be successful, she must always be willing to do what others were not. He said she must have “true grit” to make it in the world, a phrase often quoted by Ruth’s team today. He also passed down his favorite quote from Vince Lombardi, “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

Living by her F-5 philosophy of Faith, Family, Friends, Fitness and Finance, Ruth has held herself to a higher standard. She is coached and mentored at all levels in her life,

striving every day to lead by example, giving her best self to both clients and colleagues.

All of Ruth’s agents are coached by the number one trainer in the industry, Tom Ferry. She, with the help of her business partner, Dan Tomasi, has built a platform where people not only come to work, but where they are helped to reach their highest potential.

While it may seem that Ruth lives a charmed life, she and her family are no strangers to misfortune. They were touched deeply by tragedy in 1995, when Ruth’s 15-year-old son, Dallas, took his own life. That profoundly life-changing event moved her to establish a charitable legacy in his name.

Ruth has leveraged her indomitable spirit and success in real estate to foster the Dallas Pugh Foundation, an organization committed to teaching kids to embrace “standards of positive thinking and endless opportunity.”

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The Foundation’s first mission was to raise the more than $1 million necessary to build the Dallas Pugh Gymnasium at the McGrath Family YMCA in Rancho San Diego. The gymnasium includes a 7,000 square-foot multi-purpose room and community center featuring stateof-the-art equipment, plus an additional 30,000 square feet of space with a soccer field and baseball diamond.

This year, the family fulfilled its commitment to the YMCA. Always a master of reinvention, Ruth has embarked on a new mission for honoring Dallas’ memory, by creating a mantra for kids around the world – “Go Big and Give Back.”

help, and never be afraid to help others,” Jarrett explains.

“We want to empower kids to go live an amazing life – to celebrate their victories and also remember those who might be struggling. We can all think big and act bigger.”

Ruth Pugh is not just one of the world’s best Realtors®, she is a woman of wildly audacious goals, who gives generously and cares deeply. According to Jarrett, “For her, it’s not just about real estate. She is creating avenues for people to have an award-winning experience in real estate, while leaving this world better than she found it.”

“We want to send a message to every single child in the world, starting here in the U.S., that it’s okay to ask for ExecutiveAgent Magazine

The Ruth Pugh Group

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